Found a very old dive mask

[driftwood]

Me and my dive buddy where doing some work at Aquarena Springs in Texas and found an old mask buried in the mud. The glass was gone but the rubber was in good shape. Oval shaped with no way to pinch your nose and the rubber has to be 3/16th of an inch thick with no feathering around the edges. Divers have been maintaining this part of the lake for the last 60 years and I was wondering just how old this mask could be?

 

[David Wilson]

Any evidence of a maker's name?

 

[1969ivan1]

You may want to ask the people at Vintage Double Hose. The forum there is full of people that can id your mask and possibly give it a value. Be prepared to supply a pic or two.

 

[driftwood]

The next time I am diving there I will take some pictures and make sure I note any markings. Right now I don't recall that the mask had any markings. Currently the mask is on display as part of the unique "junk" we find at the lake while diving (the lake has had continuous human habitation for the last 12,000 years, so we find some interesting things). Thanks again for the help!